William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson
The portrait was painted in July 1805, four months before William Robertson was seated on the Scottish bench with the title Lord Robertson. He wears the wig and robes of a Lord of Session.
Artwork Details
- Title: William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson
- Artist: Sir Henry Raeburn (British, Stockbridge, Scotland 1756–1823 Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Date: 1805
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 49 1/2 x 39 1/4 in. (125.7 x 99.7 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
- Object Number: 50.145.32
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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